University Students’ Tendencies Toward and Reasons Behind Dropout

Volume: 6 Number: 2 June 1, 2013
  • Hüseyin Şimşek
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University Students’ Tendencies Toward and Reasons Behind Dropout

Abstract

In this research conducted to investigate university students’ tendencies toward and reasons behind dropout, it was found that university students had a high level of tendency towards dropout (45%). This indicated that one out of two students wanted to drop out of school at least once for a reason. As a result, their tendencies toward dropout was due to personal factors as well as those related to family, friends, and school. The personal factors affecting tendency toward dropout were gender, academic performance, school attendance, out-of-school work, boredom at school, and discipline penalty. According to the results, the factors related to school were faculty type, level of satisfaction with administrative and teaching staff as well as with social activities, level of difficulty in the department, and willingness to choose faculty. Furthermore, in this study, a positive relationship was found between dropout tendency and possession of close friends who dropped out of school.

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Hüseyin Şimşek This is me

Publication Date

June 1, 2013

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June 1, 2013

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Year 1970 Volume: 6 Number: 2

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Şimşek, H. (2013). University Students’ Tendencies Toward and Reasons Behind Dropout. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences, 6(2), 242-271. https://izlik.org/JA35NY89HM